Several spells of light showers may occur in Anuradhapura

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Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces.

Several spells of light showers may occur in Anuradhapura and Mannar districts.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts after 2.00 pm.

Wind speed can be increase up to 50 kmph at times in Northern, North-central provinces and in Puttalam, Trincomalee, Hambantota and Nuwara Eliya districts.

There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.

On the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 27th of August to 07th of September in this year. The nearest towns of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (02) are Mahawewa, Alaluwa, Kadahapola, Uhumiya, Kandanuwara, Girandurukotte and Periyanilavanai about 12.11 noon.